How to Check an IRS Refund Check
If you are expecting a refund from your federal tax return, you can monitor the status of your refund processing from the IRS Website. Within 72 hours of the electronic filing acceptance or 3 to 4 weeks for a mailed return, the status of your return will be available in the IRS database. Once you know when your return has been processed, you can better plan for your anticipated refund date.
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Instructions
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Online Refund Status
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Launch your web browser and navigate to the Internal Revenue Service Website. Click the "Where's My Refund?" graphic on the right side of the page.
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Click the "Where's My Refund?" link. Enter your social security number, or the first social security number listed if the return was a joint return. Click the radio button beside the appropriate filing status on the return.
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Enter the dollar amount of your anticipated refund as shown on the return. Input only a whole dollar amount. Click "Submit." Your refund status will appear on the next screen.
Refund Status by Phone
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Call the IRS phone number for refund status inquiries at 800-829-1954.
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Input your social security number--or the first listed social security number--at the prompt.
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Press the number that corresponds with the appropriate filing status from the return when prompted.
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Enter the whole dollar number of your anticipated refund amount when requested. Do not include change. Listen for your refund status, once you input all of the necessary information.
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